Good advice if followed right. But can seem spammy if not followed right. And if just one room admin sees your post as spam they can delete it.
- Bruce Lewis
Nice list there but you missed the original blog tips blogger
- BLOGBloke
BlogBloke, Oh, where is that Group's URL? Yeah, Bruce, it definitely needs to be in the right topic Group and be related. Also I think the more inline media you can put in their, or description the better so that folks can make a better decision as to whether their interested in it or not before they click. Oh that brings up another spammy topic. If one posts to these multiple groups and someone is subscribed to them all, will 10 of the same messages come streaming across? That wouldn't be good.
- Stephen Pickering
If you only post one time the people only see one item, just like with this one.
- Bruce Lewis
Thanks Bruce, yeah, that's what I thought just looking at my own stream, but thanks for confirming it. That would have been a deal breaker.
- Stephen Pickering
Oh thanks. Yeah, some of the most obvious ideas elude us until we write it down. Sometimes that's why I blog, just to remind myself of something, put it back in my consciousness. Writing it down puts a more indelible imprint on the mind.
- Stephen Pickering
Some of my posts started out that way. Blog on!
- BLOGBloke
ISNT blogging all about making people to express themselves in a written form? If there are rules for doing so, and constraints to satisfy, it is like thinking inside Jack's box.
- TrafficBug
Trafficbug, I agree. There really aren't any rules and shouldn't be. Rules hamper the spontaneous impulse. The cause of "writer's block" is when the writer brings in the critical factor before the lyrical factor has had free reign. So I say let the lyrical factor go first and then after that one can step back and maybe get ideas from others on what may improve it. But it still must be...
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- Stephen Pickering
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A “grab word” is a word that grabs the reader’s attention. Words such as “attention, free, money, sex, radical, new.” There are tons and tons of grab words that you can use to enhance your content. The best part? Your readers won’t even know or care that you’re using specific words to make them listen! If you use them correctly, your content will have more personality and your readers will love you for it.
- Alex Cristache
The time when WordPress was used strictly as a blog platform is long gone. WordPress has evolved into a mature CMS that gives designers and developers the right tools to create amazing non-blog websites for their clients. As proof for that stand these 10 beautiful websites powered by WordPress.
- Alex Cristache
As some of you might already know, back on January 17th, the folks at Automattic have launched WordPress.TV, a website they plan on turning into “Your Visual Resource for All Things WordPress”. So, in case you’ve missed the launch (but not only for this reason), in this post I’m going to guide you to 10 must-see videos on WordPress.TV.
- Alex Cristache
"Yesterday, Fi (Fantasy Interactive) sent out alpha invitations to their new product, Kontain. This is one product I’ve signed up and (not very) patiently waited for its launch, as it should be pretty revolutionary in terms of user-friendliness. Basically, it’s the first Flash-based blogging platform open to world wide free public access."
- Alex Cristache
"In this article you’ll find out what is a link bait, what types of link baits are there and how to plan and write the perfect link bait blog post"
- Alex Cristache
"At one time, many of us felt that a certain writing style or topic is more appreciated by our community. The obvious choice was to expand that topic and create follow-ups, or write aticles on other topics, but use the same writing style. For a period of time, that proves to be a good strategy, but in the long run, you and your community will experience saturation which will lead to a block. This is where diversity should step up and break your blogging pattern."
- Alex Cristache
"Blogs live and grow through quality content. Writing a blog post is not a big deal if you have low expectations, but writing a post that will attract community reactions, traffic, social media love, links and new readers is definitely not that easy. It implies a creative writing style, engaging phrases, catchy headings and a good, logical and easy to follow article structure. Here are five blog writing tips to help you give a better shape to your wonderful content ideas!"
- Alex Cristache
Here it is folks, Simple Balance 2.0 - a free, simple WordPress theme with just about enough options to make it “premium-like”. - http://friendfeed.com/e...
I’m one of those StumbleUpon users that usually discovers and votes on pages when he has time, when he finds something really interesting, or to help out his SU friends. But sometimes, being friendly and willing to help is not enough, sometimes, somebody has to take it over the top. Here are 5 guaranteed ways to piss me off on StumbleUpon.
- Alex Cristache
"Have you ever wondered what was it that made blogging turn into such a mass phenomenon, with billions of bloggers and readers spread all over the world? The more I though about it, five reasons began shaping in my mind, strong enough to set things in motion and to rock our world. Read on and find out what these reasons are and don’t forget to share your opinion with me after you finish reading"
- Alex Cristache
Everyone gets all excited about WordPress when they find that nearly any feature they could want can be added through a plugin system, but there are issues with depending on plugins that people should consider before loading up on additional features.
- Alex Cristache
How do we show appreciation to those bloggers that maintain our interest high, making us come back for more wonderful posts? It’s easy to simply read a good post and then skip to the next one without taking any action, but most times, it’s not the “polite” thing to do. Here’s a list of ways to show appreciation to your favorite bloggers.
- Alex Cristache